Barack Obama '91 and Tim Kaine '83
Posted on 07/30/2008 4:07:12 PM PDT by Plutarch
July 30, 2008
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Barack Obama '91 and Tim Kaine '83
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As presidential candidates Barack Obama '91 and John McCain prepare for their parties' nominating conventions, rumors are swirling around two Harvard Law graduates as likely vice presidential candidates. On the Democratic side, Governor Tim Kaine '83 of Virginia is being talked about, while Mitt Romney '75, former governor of Massachusetts, is frequently mentioned.
Kaine is a first-term governor and an early supporter of Obama's campaign. Many political pundits have said that his selection would reinforce Obama's position as a Washington outsider. Both of the candidates' wives -- Michelle Obama '88 and Ann Holton Kaine '83 -- are also graduates of HLS. Kaine succeeded Governor Mark Warner '80, who is currently running for the U.S. Senate in Virginia.
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John McCain and Mitt Romney '75
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Romney ran a strong campaign for president earlier this year, but eventually conceded the race to McCain following the Florida primary contest. Since then, Romney has been an outspoken advocate for McCain's candidacy. A former venture capitalist and head of the Salt Lake City Olympic games, Romney is well-versed in economic issues and is viewed as a good complement to McCain's expertise on national security.
In recent years, other Harvard Law graduates have sought the White House, including 1988 Democratic party nominee Michael Dukakis '60, also a former Massachusetts Governor. In 1980, John B. Anderson LL.M. '49 ran a spirited race for president as an Independent candidate. More recently, Ralph Nader '58 has run as the nominee of the Green Party.
In 1878, Rutherford B. Hayes, a member of the HLS class of 1845, was elected the 19th president if the United States.
Skull and Bones, dude! Skull and Bones!
Not going to be Romney after Huckabee and a lot of people came out against Romney plus Romney himself is now saying he won’t be on the ticket.
Still think it has been Minnesota’s Tim Pawlenty from Day One. I could be wrong but that is the way it looks right now. They campaigned together in 2006!
(or was that Yale?)...
Romney ran a strong campaign for president earlier this year, but eventually conceded the race to McCain following the Florida primary contest.
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DUH...
There’s strength in numbers of dollars.... ????
Well, Romney spent like Atlas...
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